| Equality Index ? | 65 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 63 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 67 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1957 | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 2005 |
| Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2025 | Banned Since 2007 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1930 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Legal | Restricted |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2015 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2002 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Gender identity only Since 2015 | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | Gender identity only Since 2015 | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2025 | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2005 | Illegal Since 1964 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1957 | N/A Since 2005 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 64% Did not mention homosexuals 36% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 22% Justifiable 51% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 42% Agree 23% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 6% Tolerate 92% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 4% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 5% Justifiable 65% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 21% Good place 52% Not a good place | 10% Good place 87% Not a good place |
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